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For the first time London got its Web Domain name .London

London on 29 April 2014 got its domain name .london for the first time.

Rape victim statement should be directly recorded by judicial magistrate within 24 hours: SC

SC directed that statement of rape victims should be directly recorded by a judicial magistrate within 24 hours inste

of police officials.

Petition filed in Court of Pakistan to prove Bhagat Singh's innocence

To prove innocence of Bhagat Singh in the murder case of the Lahore SSP, John P Saunders in 1928, a FIR was

egistered in Pakistan. Imtiaz Rashid Qureshi, the chairman of the Bhagat Singh Memorial Foundation in April 2014egistered a FIR in Pakistan to prove innocence of the legendary freedom fighter, Bhagat Singh in the murder case o

he Lahore SSP, John P Saunders in 1928. Imtiaz Rashid Qureshi has filed the petition seeking attested copy of the F

egistered against Singh, Sukhdev and Rajguru for allegedly killing the then SSP. Following the petition the additiondistrict and session court of Lahore on 11 April 2014 ordered the police of Lahore to provide a copy of the FIR to

Qureshi. But the police refused to give a copy of the FIR and following its refusal the court have issued a notice to

Chaudhry Shafiq, the Lahore Police chief regarding compliance of the court's order.

Scientists developed World's First Solar Jet Fuel

Scientists on 29 April 2014 for the first time developed Solar Jet Fuel using Sunlight, water and carbon dioxide (Co

Wimbledon announced 10.8 percent increase in Prize MoneyWimbledon on 29 April 2014 announced an increase of 10.8 percent (to 25 million Pound) in the total prize amount

2014 Wimbledon. It is an increase of 2.4 million Pound over 2013. Apart from this, the All England Club on the samday announced an increase of 12.5 percent in prize money for each singles player in the first three rounds.

As per the declaration, the champion will receive a cheque of 1.76 million pound a 10 per cent (160000 pound) incr

rom 1.6 million pound in 2013. Doubles prize money for The Championships, which runs from 23 June to 6 July,

ncreases by 8.7 percent, while there is a 6.1 per cent increase for the mixed doubles.

Arch to be built over Chernobyl to safeguard citizens from radioactive dust

Ukranian Government on 28 April 2014 announced to build a arch over Chernobyl to protect its citizens from

adioactive dust. Ukranian Government on 28 April 2014 announced to build a arch over Chernobyl to protect its

itizens from radioactive dust. The arch is being built to mark the 28th anniversary of Chernobyl disaster.The 32000 tonne arch made from sheathed stainless steel will be pushed on Teflon pads to cover the site. It is plann

o be completed by 2017. The construction of Chernobyl arch will cost 1.5 billion US dollar. The cost will be financargely by the US and about 30 other nations. The construction will be done by Novarka. Novarka is the consortium

French construction companies. Engineers have designed the Chernobyl arch to stand for 100 years.

mportance of Chernobyl Tomb -The arch will eliminate the risk of additional atmospheric contamination.

The arch will remove the lingering threat of radioactive fallouts.

The arch will also allow the final stage of the Chernobyl clean up to remove the heavily contaminated reactor de



or permanent safe storage.About Chernobyl Disaster -

The Chernobyl disaster was a catastrophic nuclear accident that occurred on 26 April 1986 at the Chernobyl Nuclear

Power Plant in Ukraine. The April 1986 disaster at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine was the product of

lawed Soviet reactor design coupled with serious mistakes made by the plant operators. The Chernobyl disaster waunique event and the only accident in the history of commercial nuclear power where radiation-related fatalities

occurred.

EU imposed temporary ban on Indian Alphonso mangoes and 4 vegetables

EU imposed a temporary ban on import of Alphonso mangoes and four vegetables from India. The ban will come in

ffect from 1 May 2014. The 28-member European Union (EU) on 28 April 2014 imposed a temporary ban on impoof Alphonso mangoes and four vegetables from India. The ban will come into effect from 1 May 2014.

The ban was imposed following the decision of the grouping’s Standing Committee on Plant Health, who in 2013

ound 207 consignments of vegetables and fruits imported from India to EU were contaminated. Those consignmen

were contaminated by pests like fruit flies and quarantine pests. The European Commission has proposed a temporaban on - • Mangoes • Eggplant • The taro plant • Bitter gourd • Snake gourd

The commission prohibits the import to tackle the significant shortcomings in the sanitary certification system of an

uch products, which are exported to European Union. The committee that has prohibited less than 5 percent of the

resh foods and vegetables which are imported from India to EU said that the introduction of new pests could pose ahreat to EU agriculture and production. India exports about 16 million mangoes to UK and fetches nearly GBP 6

million a year from the fruit market. This ban will be revised before 31 December 2015.

Rajeev Suri appointed as President and CEO of Nokia Corporation

Californian Mite became the fastest land animalA Southern California mite Paratarsotomus macropalpis set a new record as world's fastest land animal.

An Egyptian Court gave death sentence to 683 ex-president Morsi supporters

An Egyptian Court on 28 April 2014 sentenced to death 683 alleged supporters of the Mohammed Morsi.

Environmental activist Ramesh Agrawal won Goldman Environmental Prize 2014

An Indian environmental activist, Ramesh Agrawal won the prestigious Goldman Environmental Prize that isommonly called as the Green Nobel.

Liverpool striker Luis Suarez named as Professional Footballers' Association Player of the Year

Luis Suarez was named as the Professional Footballers’ Association Player of the Year. Eden Hazard was voted as tYoung Player of the Year.

PLO adopted a plan to seek membership of International Organisations

The central council of Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) on 27 April 2014 adopted a plan to seek membership

nternational Organisations.

Arturo Licata, the World's oldest man died in Italy at age 111World’s oldest man, Arturo Licata died at the age of 111. He was awarded the Guinness World Records title of olde

iving man on 28 February 2014.

Two former Popes John XXIII and John Paul II declared as Saints by Pope Francis

Pope Francis on 27 April 2014 declared his two predecessors, John XXIII and John Paul II, saints in St Peter's Squa

n Vatican City.



The only Gorilla of India, Polo died in Mysore Zoondia’s lone gorilla, Polo died in Mysore zoo due to respiratory infection and age related ailments. It was gifted by

reland’s Dublin Zoo.

ndian Squash Player Saurav Ghosal won Dato Alex Lee Award 2013ndian Squash Player Saurav Ghosal won Dato Alex Lee Award 2013 on 24 April 2014

Vic Gundotra head of Google+ resignedVic Gundotra on 24 April 2014 resigned from the Internet Company Google.

SC ordered audit of Sree Padmanabha temple under supervision of former CAG Vinod RaiSC ordered special audit of property of Sree Padmanabha Swamy temple under the supervision of Vinod Rai.

All India Football Federation launched AIFF Academy Certification

AIFF has launched AIFF Academy Certification initiative to set a standard of Youth Development in the Countryhrough a certification model.

Suresh Kumar Reddy appointed as the First ambassador to ASEAN

Boston Dynamics of US developed Life-sized Anthropomorphic robot called Atlas

Life-sized Atlas Anthropomorphic rescue robot has been developed Boston Dynamics. It has been developed to visi

he places that are dangerous to humans.

Kashmir Chamber of Commerce & Industry slapped notice on Idea Cellular for Pashmina ad

KCCI asked Idea Cellular to immediately withdraw its controversial advertisement on Pashmina Shawls.

Bengaluru FC won I-League Football title

Bengaluru FC Club on 21 April 2014 won the I-League Football title in their debut season.

Ranjib Biswal, the IPL Chairman and Congress leader took oath as Rajya Sabha MPRanjib Biswal, Kalpataru Das and Sarojini Hembram took oath as Rajya Sabha member in New Delhi. Their oath w

dministered by Hamid Ansari.

Film series, Brazuca around the World launched by adidas on 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil

Film series titled Brazuca around the World launched by adidas to excite football fans for the 2014 FIFA World Cup

Brazil.

Benfica won 33rd Portuguese league Football title after four years

Benfica on 21 April 2014 won the 33rd Portuguese Football league title after four years.

Cognizant acquired itaas, a US-based Digital Video Solutions CompanyCognizant has announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire itaas, a digital video solutions

ompany.

Asia-Pacific navies of 22 countries including India signed Maritime Communication Agreement

ndia and 21-member WPNS agreed aiming to ensure that miscommunication between naval vessels does not develonto conflict in Pacific Ocean.

Cadbury India changed its name to Mondelez India Foods LimitedCadbury India Limited on 22 April 2014 announced to change its name to Mondelez India Foods Limited.



Chitra won World Women's Snooker title at Leeds

Chitra Magimairaj on 22 April 2014 won the World Women’s Senior Snooker Championship at Leeds, Britain by

defeating Alena Asmolava of Belarus.

SC asked Justice Mudgal committee to further investigate IPL 2013 Spot Fixing Scandal

SC asked the Justice Mukul Mudgal Committee to further investigate IPL 2013 spot fixing and betting scandal.

Donna Vekic won the BMW Malaysian Tennis Open 2014

Donna Vekic won the BMW Malaysian Open 2014 at Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

ndian-American Professor Rajendra Singh named as Solar Champions of Change

ndian-American professor Rajendra Singh named as one of ten Solar Champions of Change.

MIT Scientist designed the World’s first floating nuclear plant Scientist of Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) on 17 April 2014 designed the world's first floating nuclea

plants.

Meb Keflezighi won Boston Marathon 2014Meb Keflezighi and Rita Jeptoo won the Boston Marathon 2014 in male and female category, respectively.

Hillary Clinton’s book entitled Hard Choices to be released in June 2014 Hard Choices authored by Hillary Rodham Clinton will be released on 10 June 2014. The book will be published by

Simon & Shuster.

Rubin 'Hurricane' Carter, the US boxer died

Former US boxer, Rubin 'Hurricane' Carter died on 20 April 2014 at his home in Toronto, Canada following a battle

with prostate cancer. He was 76.

First double-decker flyover opened at MumbaiFirst double-decker flyover of India was opened for public use on 18 April 2014 in Mumbai.

oshna Chinappa won inaugural Richmond Open of Squash

oshna Chinappa won inaugural Richmond Open at the Country Club of Virginia.

New software app Sandesh Pathak developed to help farmersA new software app Sandesh Pathak using text-to-speech method was developed to help the illiterate farmers.

A new robot, Borewell Robot, developed to rescue kids who fall into borewells

A new robot called Borewell Robot was developed by M.Manigandan to rescue kids who fall into borewells.

D model of malaria parasite genome created for the first time

D model of the human malaria parasite genome at three different stages in life cycle of parasite

South Korean ferry drowned off the South of the Korean peninsula

South Korean ferry carrying 459 passengers and crew drowned on 16 April 2014 off the south of the Korean PeninsMaritime Ministry had rescued only 164 passengers and as many as 293 people were still missing.

The ferry ran into trouble some 20 kilometres off the island of Byungpoong. The 6825 tonne ferry was identified as

Sewol. It was carrying about 470 passengers including the students and teachers towards a route to Jeju Island. Jeju



sland is located at about 100 km (60 miles) south of the Korean peninsula. As reported, the ferry tilted over 45 degron the port side with helicopters flying overhead, and then fully capsized with only its stern visible.

Admiral RK Dhowan appointed as the new Navy Chief

Admiral RK Dhowan took over as 22nd Chief of Indian Navy. He is a successor of Admiral DK Joshi, who was the Defence forces chief to resign in India.

PGCIL & PGCB to conduct joint feasibility study to export 100 MW power to BangladeshPCIL and PGCB will conduct a joint feasibility study for exporting 100 MW power to Bangladesh from gas-fired

Palatana power plant in Tripura.

Cherrapunji regained the World record for highest rainfall in 48 hours

World Meteorological Organization (WMO) panel announced that Cherrapunji regained the world record for highes

ainfall in 48 hours with 2493 millimeters

Google bought Drone maker Titan Aerospace to deliver internet across the globe

Google has acquired the maker of high-altitude solar powered drones, Titan Aerospace to bring deliver internet in th

emotest corners of the world.

61st National Film Awards : Ship of Theseus won Best Feature Film

The 61st National Film Awards for 2013 was announced in New Delhi on 16 April 2014 by the Directorate of Film

Festivals. Ship of Theseus directed by Anand Gandhi was selected as the Best feature film.Best popular film providing wholesome entertainment award was given to Bhaag Milkha Bhaag that was produced a

directed in 2013 by Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra on a script written by Prasoon Joshi. Farhan Akhtar played the role

Milkha Singh in the film. The list of winners chosen by the jury in National Film Awards 2013 is as follows -Best Actor – Raj Kumar for Shahid in hindi and Suraj Venjaramoodu for Perariyathavar in Malyalam

Best Actress – Geetanjali Thapa for Liar’s Dance in Hindi

Best Direction – Hansal Mehta for film Shahid

Best Film on Social Issues – Gulabi Gang directed by Nishtha

Best Supporting Actor – Saurabh Shukla for Jolly LLBBest Supporting Actress – Amruta Subhash for Astu in Marathi and Aida El-Kashef for Ship of Theseus

Best Children’s Film – Kaphal (Hindi), directed by Batul MukhtiarBest Child Artist – Somnath Avghade for Fandy in Marathi and Sadhana for Thanga Meengal in Tamil

Special Jury Award – Yellow in Marathi directed by Mahesh Limaye and Miss Lovely in Hindi directed by Ashim

Ahuwalia

Indira Gandhi Award for Best Debut Film of a Director – Fandry in Marathi directed by Nagraj ManjuleNargis Dutt Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration – Thalaimuraigal (Tamil) directed by Balu

Mahindra

Best Writing on Cinema or Book of the Cinema – Cinema Ga Cinema in Telugu authored by Nandagopal and

published by Praga India, Hyderabad

CBI established Sport Integrity Unit to investigate sports fraud cases

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) established a Sport Integrity Unit on 15 April 2014 to investigate the caseelated to fraud in sports.

SBI launched financing scheme for women fashion boutique ownersState Bank of India (SBI) on 15 April 2014 launched a financing scheme for women fashion boutique owners

PC Parakh authored book Crusader or Conspirator? Coalgate and other Truths released



A memoir entitled "Crusader or Conspirator? Coalgate and other Truths" authored by former Coal Secretary PC Parwas released on 14 April 2014 in New Delhi. In the book the author has claimed that the Prime Minister Manmohan

Singh was running a government in which he had little political authority. The writer has said that the Prime Ministe

Manmohan Singh was unable to prevent his junior ministers from blocking a move towards a transparent system du

he bidding for the coal blocks. He also said that the coal scam would have been avoided if the Prime Minister pusheor certain reforms like e-marketing and open auction of coal blocks.

PC Parekh claimed that he drew inspiration for writing a book from Premchand’s literary work Namak Ka Daroga. T

book has been published by Manas Publication. PC Parakh (aged 68) retired as a Coal Secretary in 2005.This book was released just after a book of Sanjaya Baru entitled ‘The Accidental Prime Minister: The Making and

Unmaking of Manmohan Singh.’

Portal ‘RAILSAVER’ launched to Improve Energy Efficiency in Indian Railways

Portal, RAILSAVER was inaugurated by the Indian Railways with an aim to improve energy efficiency in Indian

Railways.

Bluefin 21- a robotic submarine - deployed to solve mystery of lost Malaysian plane MH370

Bluefin 21 - a robotic submarine - was deployed on 14 April 2014 to solve the mystery of the lost Malaysian plane

MH370.

ndia born poet Vijay Seshadri won 2014 Pulitzer Prize in poetry category

ndia-born poet Vijay Seshadri won the prestigious 2014 Pulitzer Prize in the poetry category for his collection of

poems entitled 3 Sections.

SC recognized Transgenders as third category of sex

Supreme Court recognised transgender as the third category of sex and directed the government to work for upliftmof the category.

Baroda won Syed Mushtaq Ali Cricket T20 Trophy

Baroda won the National Syed Mustaq Ali Cricket T20 Trophy after defeating Uttar Pradesh in the final match by th

uns.

45-day long fishing ban imposed in East CoastFishing ban of 45-day imposed in the territorial waters of India’s east coast to ensure time and space for the fish to

breed and multiply.

Nour El Sherbini defeated Dipika Pallikal to win Texas Open Squash finalDipika Pallikal of India lost the title clash of the Texas Open squash tournament by Egyptian Nour El Sherbini at

Houston, United States.

ustice G Rohini appointed as the first women Chief Justice of Delhi High Court

ustice G Rohini appointed as the next Chief Justice of Delhi High Court. She will be the first women Chief Justice he Delhi High Court.

Santoso won OUE Singapore Open 2014

Simon Santoso (Indonesia) won the OUE Singapore Open 2014 for the first time on 13 April 2014. He defeated Lee

Chong Wei (Malaysia), badminton’s world number one player by 21-15, 21-10 in final match held in Singapore.Santoso won 300000 US Dollars for this victory.

SSB to induct Women as Combat Officers



The Union Home Ministry on 13 April 2014 for the first time approved the recruitment of young women as combatofficers in Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB).

Book entitled The Accidental Prime Minister released

A memoir entitled the 'The Accidental Prime Minister: the making and unmaking of Manmohan Singh' authored bySanjaya Baru was released on 11 April 2014. The book has highlighted the difference between the good governance

nd bad governance by comparing UPA regime under Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and NDA regime under Ata

Viharee Vajpayee. The memoir has also highlighted the fact that how the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) suffered fhe duality of control and responsibility that affected the overall policy decision making.

The writer in the book had also claimed that the key appointments to the cabinet and the PMO were also decided by

Sonia Gandhi. According to him, he wrote the book with a motive to let people know the success and failure ofManmohan Singh as the Prime Minister of India. Sanjaya Baru was the media advisor of the Prime Minister,

Manmohan Singh between 2004 and 2008. The book has been published by Penguin India.

Legendary Poet Gulzar selected for the Dadasaheb Phalke Award 2013The Union Ministry of Information and Broadcasting announced on 12 April 2014 that legendary poet and film lyric

Gulzar was selected for the Dadasaheb Phalke Award 2013. He is the 45th winner of the Dadasaheb Phalke Award.

Sampooran Singh Kalra famous as Gulzar is a lyricist, director, screen writer, producer and poet.

The award is conferred by the government for outstanding contribution to the growth and development of Indianinema. Gulzar was conferred by the Sahitya Akademi Award in 2002 and the Padma Bhushan in 2004. He had won

number of National Film Awards and 20 Filmfare Awards. At the 81st Oscars in 2009, he won the Academy Award

best original song for Jai ho with Rahman. He was born in 1934 in Punjab in pre-independence India. He started hisareer in 1956. As a lyricist, he got his first break in Bimal Roy’s Bandini.

About Dadasaheb Phalke Award -

The Dadasaheb Phalke Award is the highest award of India in cinema. The award was given annually by theGovernment of India for lifetime contribution to Indian cinema. The award was introduced in 1969. Award was

ntroduced to commemorate the birth centenary year of Dadasaheb Phalke. A committee consisted of eminent

personalities from the Indian film industry is appointed to evaluate the award. The award comprises a Swarna Kama

Golden Lotus) medallion, a cash prize of one lakh rupees and a shawl.

SBI launched Twitter handle account

State Bank of India (SBI) on 11 April 2014 launched its Twitter handle account.

ustice R.M.Lodha appointed as Next Chief Justice of India

President of India on 11 April 2014 appointed Justice Rajendra Mal Lodha as Next Chief Justice of India.

Shikhar Dhawan named among Wisden’s Five Cricketers of the Year

Shikhar Dhawan named as one of the Five Cricketers of the Year 2013. Others are Joe Root, Charlotte Edwards, Ch

Rogers, Ryan Harris and Dale Steyn.

Heartbleed: A new security threatHeartbleed is a new security threat which adversely impacts the online safety of internet users worldwide. This threa

an result into compromising of confidential information. This problem is limited to OpenSSL, a variant of SSL/TLbut OpenSSL software is used by a large no. of websites. This threat is believed to be a result of a programming erro

n OpenSSL software by Robin Seggelmann a German Software developer. About two years ago, he submitted new

eatures of OpenSSL while working on its update. In one of the features, he forgot to validate a variable containingength and so did his coworkers. This essentially means that an opening is created in SSL/TLS, an encryption

echnology marked by the small, closed padlock and https: on Web browsers to show that traffic is secure. Another

worry of the security experts is that this error had been unnoticed since past two years. Impact -This error makes it possible to snoop on Internet traffic even if the padlock is closed.



Secured keys which are used for deciphering the confidential data can be accessed without the knowledge of owneThis can result into of compromising of emails, commerce applications and instant messages and other encrypted

nformation.

Anonymous persons can snoop information from computer server and steal information.

Viktor Orban re-elected as Prime Minister of Hungary

Viktor Orban was re-elected as Prime Minister of Hungary for the second consecutive four-year term.

Ernesto Gainza set a new Guinness record of skydiving using smallest parachute

Ernesto Gainza set a new Guinness record by skydiving using world's smallest parachute. He jumped from 14000 fe

with a canopy size of a bed sheet.

A Smartphone battery Nanodots that recharges in 30 seconds developed

An Israeli startup StoreDot on 8 April 2014 developed a new smart phone battery called Nanodots.

ndia's first aircraft carrier, INS Vikrant sold for 60 crore rupees

NS Vikrant, the decommissioned aircraft carrier of the Indian Navy has been sold for 60 crore rupees in first week

April 2014 to a company named IB Commercial Pvt Ltd. INS Vikrant. The Indian Navy's first aircraft carrier played

mportant role during the 1971 Indo-Pak war. INS Vikrant was sold to IB Commercial Pvt Ltd during an auctionprocess, which was completed in 1st week of April 2014.

About INS Vikrant - The aircraft carrier, INS Vikrant was purchased from Britain in 1957 and was commissioned o

March 1961. It played an important role in enforcement of the naval blockade of East Pakistan during the war. It wadecommissioned on 31 January 1997. It was auctioned after the Maharashtra government expressed its inability to

maintain Vikrant.

Background -Earlier, the Bombay High Court in January 2014 was informed by the Union Ministry of Defence that the ship has

ompleted its operational life. This High Court wanted a response of the Defence Ministry during the hearing of the

PIL that opposed the plan to scrap the ship. The Maharashtra government said that process of preserving the ship as

museum would not be financially viable.

ndia's Heena Sidhu clinched World's No. 1 spot in 10 mts air pistol event

Heena Sindhu clinched World’s Number One spot in 10 meters air pistol event.

Lee Chong Wei & Shixian Wang won India Super Series Badminton titles

Lee Chong Wei won the men’s singles title of 250000 US dollar India Super Series Badminton in New Delhi by

defeating Chen Long of China.

Australian cricket team won Women's T20 World Cup 2014

Australian cricket team had won the Women’s World Twenty20 Cup 2014 cup by defeating England in the final ma

n Mirpur, Dhaka.

Sun Pharma announced to acquire Ranbaxy Laboratories for 3.2 billion dollars

Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd announced the acquition of Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd

Holcim announced to buy Lafarge to create Cement giant

Swiss cement firm Holcim announced on 7 April 2014 to buy French rival Lafarge to create the world's biggest cemmaker firm.

wao Hakamada awarded with the Boxing Belt by WBC



wao Hakamada has been awarded with an honorary championship belt by WBC. He was released after 48 years inprison following a murder conviction.

Statue of Field Marshal SHFJ Manekshaw unveiled to mark 100 th Birth Anniversary

Statue of Field Marshal SHFJ Manekshaw was unveiled on 3 April 2014 at the Manekshaw Centre, Delhi Cantt.

Koyal Rana won the Miss India 2014 title

Koyal Rana won the title of fbb Femina Miss India 2014. Jhataleka Malhotra and Gail Nicole Da’Silva were the 1st2nd runner-ups respectively.

Sri Lanka won its maiden ICC Twenty20 World Cup titleSri Lanka defeated India by 6 wickets in the final match to win the ICC Twenty20 World Cup 2014 at Shere Bangla

tadium of Mirpur, Dhaka.

Tempest Stela, World’s oldest weather report found in Egypt Archaeologists had discovered a 3500-year-old inscription on a stone block in Egypt and claim that it is the oldest

weather report of the world.

Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Anja Niedringhaus shot dead in AfghanistanPulitzer Prize winning journalist Anja Niedringhaus on 4 April 2014 shot dead by a policeman in Afghanistan.

Google launched the 360 degree online view of Angkor Wat in CambodiaGoogle on 3 April 2014 launched 360 degree online view of Angkor Wat in Cambodia under Streetview project.

Marie-Lousie Coleiro Preca sworn-in as President of MaltaMarie-Lousie Coleiro Preca Sworn-in as President of Malta, island state, in Valletta

SRO successfully launched IRNSS 1B from Sriharikota

ndian Space Research Organization (ISRO) on 4 April 2014 launched India’s 2nd regional navigational satellite,

RNSS 1B from Sriharikota Space Station of Andhra Pradesh. The launch of IRNSS series would enable India to hats own reliable and independent navigational resources for itself.

The satellite was lifted off by the Polar Satellite Vehicle (PSLV) C 24 at 5.14 pm. IRNSS (Indian Regional

navigational satellite) was injected by the launch vehicle after four stages of 19 minutes of its take off from

Sriharikota. This launch of IRNSS 1B is the 25th successful launch of the PSLV series by ISRO. This launch of the

atellite had brought India close to join the group of selected nations namely US, Russia, China, Japan and Europeanountries. IRNSS series launch will benefit India from its applications including terrestrial, aerial and marine

navigation, disaster management, vehicle tracking and fleet management. It will also provide visual and voice

navigation for hikers and travelers.

About Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS)

ndian Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS) is an independent regional navigation satellite system that hasbeen designed with an aim to provide position accuracy better than 10m over India and the region extending about

500 kms around India. As per ISRO the series of satellite would provide an accurate real time Position, Navigationnd Time (PNT) services to users on a variety of platforms with 24x7 service availability under all weather conditio

NIST launched world's most accurate clock, NIST-F2NIST has launched a new atomic clock, named as NIST-F2 to serve the new US civilian time and frequency, along

with the current NIST-F1 standard.

Suresh Arora appointed DGP of Punjab Police



Election Commission of India (ECI) approved on 3 April 2014 the appointment of Suresh Arora as Directorate Geneof Police (DGP) of Punjab Police.

Election candidates with assets of over 5 crore rupees without PAN card under IT scrutiny

Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) and the Election Commission (EC) prepared a joint charter for scrutinizing tpoll affidavits

R Gandhi appointed as Deputy Governor of RBIRBI has appointed R Gandhi as the Deputy Governor on 3 April 2014 for a period of three years. He is the successo

Anand Sinha.

D K Pathak appointed as the new Director General of BSF

Union Government on 2 April 2014 appointed senior IPS officer D K Pathak as the new Director General of BSF.

Amazon launched set-top box named Fire TVAmazon launched an internet-connected TV set-top box or video streaming device called Fire TV on 2 April 2014.

HAL received the Most Efficient Navratna Award 2013

Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) on 3 April 2014 recieved the Most Efficient Navratna Award for the year 2013.

FIFA rejected US call to ban Russia from World Cup for stand on Ukraine

FIFA had rejected the call of US senators to ban Russia from 2014 World Cup in response to Kremlin’s position onUkraine.

EC confirmed Amir Khan as its National Icon for Lok Sabha election 2014Election Commission confirmed the Amir Khan as its national icon for the Lok Sabha elections 2014.

SRO decommissioned Communication Satellite INSAT-3E

ndian Space Research Organisation (ISRO on 1 April 2014 decommissioned the Communication Satellite INSAT-

Myanmar started its first official census in 30 years

First official census started in Myanmar after 30 years. The last census was conducted in 1983.

Karim Massimov named as the Kazakhstan’s new PM after Serik Akhmetov resigned

Karim Massimov was named as the new Prime Minister of Kazakhstan after Serik Akhmetov resigned from the pos

Viswanathan Anand raises to No. 3 in FIDE world chess rankings

Viswanathan Anand ranked World number 3 in the rating list released by FIDE.

Singapore enacted new law to maintain public order in Little India

A new law Public Order (Additional Temporary Measures) Act was approved by Singapore Government on 1 April2014.

Banks should not levy penal charges for non-maintenance of minimum Balance: RBI

The RBI in its first bi-monthly monetary policy statement for 2014-15 directed banks not to impose financial penalt

Union Sports Ministry derecognised IABF

Sports Ministry derecognised the Indian Amateur Boxing Federation (IABF) with an immediate effect after its refus

o comply with its directives.



French President Hollande names Valls as new PMPresident Francois Hollande on 31 March 2014 appointed Interior Minister Manuel Valls as next prime minister of

France.

BCCI removed all India Cements officials from the boardBCCI has taken out the employees from India Cements and its associate companies from the Board as a follow up o

he order of Supreme Court.

Nancy Powell resigned as the US Ambassador to India

US Ambassador to India, Nancy Powell announced her resignation in the US Mission Town Hall meeting. She had

ubmitted her resignation to Barack Obama.

Noel Tata appointed as next chairman of Trent

Noel Naval Tata on 31 March 2014 appointed as the chairman of retail arm Trent.

Supreme Court held one rank one pension for judges

SC held that the retirement benefits of the judges of the HCs and the SC drawn from the Bar must match with those

aise from subordinate courts.

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